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Introduction

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	The quality of a scale is essential for accurately understanding a dimension’s intensity and for the decisions, behavioral adaptations, and change requests that may result from the measurement. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of ~~different~~ scales, including decile, value-based, typological, and standard scales. It explores the normative and ipsative methods used for measuring and comparing dimensions. Additionally, it introduces the scales used with adaptive profiles.		The quality of a scale is essential for accurately understanding a dimension’s intensity and for the decisions, behavioral adaptations, and change requests that may result from the measurement. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of various scales, including decile, value-based, typological, and standard-deviation scales. It explores the normative and ipsative methods used for measuring and comparing dimensions. Additionally, it introduces the scales used with adaptive profiles.

	=Normativity=		=Normativity=

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	Scores may be ordered from low to high, with values ranging from 0 to 10, as is often the case with ~~the measurement of~~ personality ~~dimensions~~. The value distribution may resemble the one below, with a different number of individuals in each group ~~of values~~. Like decile scales, value-based scales mislead the understanding of a score's intensity. Values are never evenly distributed. Comparing scores, as is often the case with social behavior dimensions, further misleads the analysis.		Scores may be ordered from low to high, with values ranging from 0 to 10, as is often the case with personality dimension measures. The value distribution may resemble the one shown below, with a different number of individuals in each value group. Like decile scales, value-based scales mislead the understanding of a score's intensity. Values are never evenly distributed. Comparing scores, as is often the case with social behavior dimensions, further misleads the analysis.
	<center>[[File:Value Ordered Distribution 1.png\|450px]][[File:Value Ordered Distribution 2.png\|450px]]</center>		<center>[[File:Value Ordered Distribution 1.png\|450px]][[File:Value Ordered Distribution 2.png\|450px]]</center>

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	Scores may be ordered ~~based on their values~~ from low to high, ~~between~~ 0 ~~and~~ 10, as often ~~happens~~ with the measurement of personality dimensions. The value distribution may ~~look like~~ the one below, with a different number of ~~people for~~ each group of values. Like ~~Decile~~ scales, value-based scales mislead the understanding of a score's intensity. Values are never evenly distributed. Comparing scores, as it often ~~happens~~ with social behavior dimensions, misleads the analysis ~~even further~~.		Scores may be ordered from low to high, with values ranging from 0 to 10, as is often the case with the measurement of personality dimensions. The value distribution may resemble the one below, with a different number of individuals in each group of values. Like decile scales, value-based scales mislead the understanding of a score's intensity. Values are never evenly distributed. Comparing scores, as is often the case with social behavior dimensions, further misleads the analysis.
	<center>[[File:Value Ordered Distribution 1.png\|450px]][[File:Value Ordered Distribution 2.png\|450px]]</center>		<center>[[File:Value Ordered Distribution 1.png\|450px]][[File:Value Ordered Distribution 2.png\|450px]]</center>

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Normativity

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	In assessment techniques, normativity refers to the extent to which a technique can compare an individual's results with those of a larger population. Since the word "normative" also implies specific rules to follow in sociology and organizations, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only relates to how data is normalized, often using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to enable meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.		In assessment techniques, normativity refers to the extent to which a technique can compare an individual's results with those of a larger population. Since the word "normative" also implies specific rules to follow in sociology and organizations, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only relates to how data is normalized, often using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to enable meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.

	Normative assessments usually compare individuals based on factors like gender, culture, age, or occupation. For example, in medicine or clinical assessments, different norms are used ~~for various~~ age groups or genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and older adults, which helps improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is essential in medicine and clinical settings, it is not appropriate for workplace applications, as it can lead to unfair comparisons and bias.		Normative assessments usually compare individuals based on factors like gender, culture, age, or occupation. For example, in medicine and clinical assessments, different norms are used across age groups and genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and older adults, which helps improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is essential in medicine and clinical settings, it is not appropriate for workplace applications, as it can lead to unfair comparisons and bias.

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	The quality of a scale is essential for accurately understanding a dimension’s intensity and for the ~~judgments~~, behavioral ~~changes~~, and ~~decisions~~ that may result from the measurement. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of different scales, including decile, value-based, typological, and standard scales. It explores the normative and ipsative methods used for measuring and comparing dimensions. Additionally, it introduces the scales used with adaptive profiles.		The quality of a scale is essential for accurately understanding a dimension’s intensity and for the decisions, behavioral adaptations, and change requests that may result from the measurement. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of different scales, including decile, value-based, typological, and standard scales. It explores the normative and ipsative methods used for measuring and comparing dimensions. Additionally, it introduces the scales used with adaptive profiles.

	=Normativity=		=Normativity=

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Ipastivity

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	In assessment techniques, ipsativity refers to comparisons between two or more measured dimensions, rather than comparisons with a larger group, as normative approaches do. Ipsativity is intrapersonal, as it involves various attributes of a single individual. The unusual name “Ipsative” comes from the Latin word ipse, meaning "of the self." Ipsative assessments typically include questions requiring forced-choice responses, such as True/False, Yes/No, or ranking attributes.		In assessment techniques, ipsativity refers to comparisons between two or more measured dimensions, rather than comparisons with a larger group, as normative approaches do. Ipsativity is intrapersonal, as it involves various attributes of a single individual. The unusual name “Ipsative” comes from the Latin word ipse, meaning "of the self." Ipsative assessments typically include questions requiring forced-choice responses, such as True/False, Yes/No, or ranking attributes.

	With ipsative measures, we focus on "within-person" comparisons rather than comparisons with others, as seen in normative measures. The results compare ~~different~~ attributes of the same person at ~~one~~ point in time, or an attribute’s value ~~is compared~~ with other values at different ~~times~~.		With ipsative measures, we focus on "within-person" comparisons rather than comparisons with others, as seen in normative measures. The results compare attributes of the same person at a single point in time, or compare an attribute’s value with other values across different time points.

	=Decile Scale=		=Decile Scale=

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Normativity

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	In assessment techniques, normativity refers to the extent to which a technique can compare an individual's results with those of a larger population. Since the word normative also implies in sociology and organizations ~~specific rules to follow~~, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only ~~pertains~~ to how data is normalized, ~~eventually~~ using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to ~~allow~~ meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.		In assessment techniques, normativity refers to the extent to which a technique can compare an individual's results with those of a larger population. Since the word "normative" also implies specific rules to follow in sociology and organizations, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only relates to how data is normalized, often using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to enable meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.

	Normative assessments ~~typically~~ compare individuals based on gender, culture, age, or occupation. For example, in medicine or ~~with~~ clinical assessments, different norms are used for ~~different~~ age groups or genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and older adults, which helps improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is ~~necessary~~ in medicine and clinical settings, it is not ~~suitable~~ for workplace applications, as it ~~creates inappropriate~~ comparisons and bias.		Normative assessments usually compare individuals based on factors like gender, culture, age, or occupation. For example, in medicine or clinical assessments, different norms are used for various age groups or genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and older adults, which helps improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is essential in medicine and clinical settings, it is not appropriate for workplace applications, as it can lead to unfair comparisons and bias.

	=Ipastivity=		=Ipastivity=

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Ipastivity

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	~~With~~ assessment techniques, ipsativity refers to ~~the~~ comparisons ~~made~~ between two or more dimensions ~~being measured~~, rather than ~~comparing them to~~ a larger group, ~~such~~ as ~~what~~ normative approaches do. Ipsativity is intrapersonal as it ~~deals with~~ various attributes of a single individual. The ~~peculiar~~ name “Ipsative” comes from the Latin word ipse, ~~which means~~ "of the self." Ipsative assessments typically ~~ask~~ questions requiring forced ~~choices~~, such as True/False, Yes/No, or by ranking ~~the~~ attributes ~~presented in order~~.		In assessment techniques, ipsativity refers to comparisons between two or more measured dimensions, rather than comparisons with a larger group, as normative approaches do. Ipsativity is intrapersonal, as it involves various attributes of a single individual. The unusual name “Ipsative” comes from the Latin word ipse, meaning "of the self." Ipsative assessments typically include questions requiring forced-choice responses, such as True/False, Yes/No, or ranking attributes.
	With ipsative measures, we ~~are dealing with~~ "within-person" comparisons, rather than comparisons with ~~other people~~, as ~~is the case with~~ normative measures. The results of the same ~~person’s various attributes are compared with each other~~ at one point in time, or an attribute’s value is compared with other values at different times.
			With ipsative measures, we focus on "within-person" comparisons rather than comparisons with others, as seen in normative measures. The results compare different attributes of the same person at one point in time, or an attribute’s value is compared with other values at different times.

	=Decile Scale=		=Decile Scale=
	A decile scale is a type of scale that separates data into ten equal groups. A person's decile rank indicates which of these ten groups their score falls into, providing an understanding of the person’s score relative to a representative sample of a larger group (also called a normative group in statistics).		A decile scale is a type of scale that separates data into ten equal groups. A person's decile rank indicates which of these ten groups their score falls into, providing an understanding of the person’s score relative to a representative sample of a larger group (also called a normative group in statistics).

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Normativity

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	~~With~~ assessment techniques, normativity refers to the ~~ability of the~~ technique to compare an individual's results to a larger population. Since the word normative also implies in sociology and organizations specific rules to follow, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only pertains to how data is normalized, eventually using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to allow meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.		In assessment techniques, normativity refers to the extent to which a technique can compare an individual's results with those of a larger population. Since the word normative also implies in sociology and organizations specific rules to follow, it’s important to note that “normativity” in assessment only pertains to how data is normalized, eventually using a standard deviation or quantile scale, to allow meaningful understanding of a score and comparisons with other scores.

	Normative assessments ~~usually~~ compare ~~people~~ based on gender, culture, age, or ~~job type~~. For example, in medicine or with clinical assessments, different norms are used for different age groups or genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and ~~seniors~~, which helps to improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is necessary in medicine and clinical settings, it is not suitable for ~~work~~ applications, ~~creating~~ inappropriate comparisons and bias.		Normative assessments typically compare individuals based on gender, culture, age, or occupation. For example, in medicine or with clinical assessments, different norms are used for different age groups or genders. Scales for adolescents differ from those for adults and older adults, which helps improve diagnoses and prescriptions. While this approach is necessary in medicine and clinical settings, it is not suitable for workplace applications, as it creates inappropriate comparisons and bias.

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Introduction

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	~~This article presents the normative~~ and ~~ipsative approaches used~~ for ~~measuring~~ and ~~comparing individual dimensions measured by assessment techniques~~. ~~It also~~ discusses the ~~pros~~ and ~~cons~~ of ~~using~~ decile, value-based, ~~typology~~, and standard scales~~. The quality of the scale is critical for having a clear appreciation of a dimension’s intensity~~. It ~~has important repercussions on~~ the ~~quality of the information being measured by the technique,~~ and ~~the understandings, adjustments,~~ and ~~decisions that can eventually follow~~. ~~The article comments on~~ the scales used ~~at GRI~~ with ~~the~~ adaptive profiles.		The quality of a scale is essential for accurately understanding a dimension’s intensity and for the judgments, behavioral changes, and decisions that may result from the measurement. The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of different scales, including decile, value-based, typological, and standard scales. It explores the normative and ipsative methods used for measuring and comparing dimensions. Additionally, it introduces the scales used with adaptive profiles.

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